PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
1
Belgium
20
Czech Republic
3
France
5
Germany
6
Great Britain
1
Italy
23
Netherlands
1
Spain
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
2
Barcelona
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
12
Casale Monferrato
3
Catalonia
1
Cognac
1
Corbie
1
Ferrara
3
Florence
7
France
6
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
3
Italy
2
Leipzig
2
London
1
Lyons
1
Maastricht
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
17
Milan
2
Modena
1
Munich
2
Naples
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
2
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
78
Printed work
1
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
66
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
36
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
79
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
29
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
33
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
4
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
69
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
42
11
21
12
10
13
4
14
1
2
6
3
3
4
8
5
15
6
27
7
28
8
39
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
31
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
56
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
64
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
28
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
58
triple
17
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
12
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
28
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
55
notation extended into margin
34
other
4
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
brown
29
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
7
void mensural
75
Monophonic Notation
absent
61
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
28
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
14
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
48
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
5
French
33
German
5
Italian
11
Latin
67
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
70
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
32
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
24
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
33
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
5
brown
32
dark brown
6
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
35
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
42
yes
45
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
23
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
33
occasionally
16
often
9
rarely
20
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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